Blindspotting: A Film Discovery Podcast

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship — and their own film educations — through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. In this episode, Scott and Jack finally chase down Limite — Mário Peixoto's legendary 1931 Brazilian silent experimental film, a long-lost...

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship — and their own film educations — through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. In the Season 4 opener, Scott and Jack punk out to the radical, punk-feminist fury of Born in Flames — a guerrilla sci-fi agitprop fever dream...

It's TIME! In their annual tradition, the Boys of Blindspotting: A Film Discovery Podcast make their final Academy Awards ballot predictions, offering their takes on who WILL, who SHOULD, and some ACTUAL BEST films and performances of the year.  Don't miss this one! 

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship AND their own film educations through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. On this week's call, Scott and Jack look back on ALL the amazing performances, moments, memories, and films that they encountered from Season...

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship — and their own film educations — through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. On this week's call, Scott and Jack confront the quiet, digital dread of Michael Haneke’s Cache (2005) — a surveillance-era domestic thril...

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship AND their own film educations through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. On this week's call, Scott and Jack are dazzled by an under-seen noir melodrama masterwork by German auteur Max Ophüls: The Reckless Moment (1...

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship AND their own film educations through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. In this special Mini Edition, the Boys talk the Czech allegorical masterwork WITCHHAMMER (1970, Otakar Vávra) and recap the hits- and misses-from t...

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship AND their own film educations through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. On this week's call, Scott and Jack discover the slow beauty of Edward Yang's coming of age classic, A Brighter Summer Day (1991) from Ta...

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship AND their own film educations through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. In this special Mini Edition, the Boys announce their latest film challenge for October! Follow Blindspotting on Facebook and Buzzsprout  and look...

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship AND their own film educations through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. On this week's call, Scott and Jack gush over the beauty- and the radical politics- of the masterwork by Soviet-Armenian director Sergei Paraj...

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship AND their own film educations through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. On this week's call, Scott and Jack discuss the EXISTENTIAL HORROR that is the 1988 psychological thriller directed by George Sluizer- THE VAN...

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship AND their own film educations through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. On this week's call, Scott and Jack RETURN to the studio for a preview of Season 3 and answer YOUR pressing questions from our listener mailba...

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship AND their own film educations through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. On this week's call, Scott and Jack look back on ALL the amazing performances, moments, memories, and films that they encountered from Season...

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship AND their own film educations through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. On this week's call, Scott and Jack discuss the 1978 British folk-horror cult masterwork THE SHOUT directed by Jerzy Skolimowski via their ver...

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship AND their own film educations through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. On this week's call, Scott and Jack discuss the 2018 Lebanese masterwork directed by Nadine Labaki, CAPERNAUM, and field their very first gues...

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship AND their own film educations through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. On this week's call, Scott and Jack marvel at the first feature film directed by an African-American woman to be theatrically released in the...

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship AND their own film educations through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. On this week's call, Scott and Jack FINALLY experience a long-awaited Blindspot of sheer cinematic genius: Beau Travail by Claire Denis! Follo...

 Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship AND their own film educations through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. On this week's call, Scott and Jack explore the stylish and TRAGICALLY cool masterwork from Japanese cult auteur Seijun Suzuki- BRANDED TO KI...

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship AND their own film educations through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. On this week's call, Scott and Jack explore the beautifully framed, absurdist world of Swedish auteur Roy Andersson and his masterwork from 20...

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship AND their own film educations through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. On this week's call, Scott and Jack deconstruct the STUNNING debut of  Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène. 

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship AND their own film educations through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. On this week's call, Scott and Jack discuss the cult masterwork by Andrzej Żuławski- POSSESSION, from 1981. 

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship AND their own film educations through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. On this week's call, Scott and Jack use their Season 1 Finale to award Superlatives to the films, moments, and performances that stood out in...

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship AND their own film educations through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. On this week's call, Scott and Jack discuss the startling and audacious 1973 debut from Senegalese director Djibril Diop Mambéty, TOUKI BOUKI....

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship AND their own film educations through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. On this week's call, Scott and Jack discuss a radical docufiction offering from the Iranian New Wave- 1990's CLOSE UP from director Abbas...

Two dear friends and Film Festival colleagues attempt to bridge the gaps of their long-distance relationship AND their own film educations through a bi-weekly screening and discussion project of the gap films that have eluded their cinematic discovery. On this week's call, Scott and Jack discuss the groundbreaking film debut of the great Indian auteur Satyajit Ray- PATHER PANCHALI